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... position held in 1848 by Sir Gavan Duffy and his friends , and who either openly contend for the right of Ireland to be an independent nation , or accept Home Rule ( as they may with perfect fairness ) simply as a step towards the ...
... position held in 1848 by Sir Gavan Duffy and his friends , and who either openly contend for the right of Ireland to be an independent nation , or accept Home Rule ( as they may with perfect fairness ) simply as a step towards the ...
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... position they occupy is one of which no man has any cause to feel ashamed . The opinion that , considering the misery which has marked the connection between England and Ireland , the happiest thing for the weaker country would be ...
... position they occupy is one of which no man has any cause to feel ashamed . The opinion that , considering the misery which has marked the connection between England and Ireland , the happiest thing for the weaker country would be ...
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... position occupied by Mr. Gladstone and his English followers . They assume with undeniable truth that the English people will not at the present moment , except under compulsion , acquiesce in Irish independence ; they further assume ...
... position occupied by Mr. Gladstone and his English followers . They assume with undeniable truth that the English people will not at the present moment , except under compulsion , acquiesce in Irish independence ; they further assume ...
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... position is fully compatible with the belief that there are other evils as great , or greater . If a man says that he prefers the loss of his right hand to the loss of his life , he cannot reasonably be charged with making light of ...
... position is fully compatible with the belief that there are other evils as great , or greater . If a man says that he prefers the loss of his right hand to the loss of his life , he cannot reasonably be charged with making light of ...
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... position of a dependent colony like Victoria , or of a province such as Ontario , is to renounce the demand to be a nation . A bonâ fide Home Ruler cannot be a bonâ fide Nationalist . This point deserves attention , not for the sake of ...
... position of a dependent colony like Victoria , or of a province such as Ontario , is to renounce the demand to be a nation . A bonâ fide Home Ruler cannot be a bonâ fide Nationalist . This point deserves attention , not for the sake of ...
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